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From: RandyH@cup.portal.com (Randy Captain-Magic Holcomb)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Minix/PC 1.3 on Packard Bell AT
Message-ID: <27074@cup.portal.com>
Date: 19 Feb 90 00:43:01 GMT
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Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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Recently someone asked if they knew of getting Minix up and running on a
Packard Bell AT clone. I find myself in the same predicament. When I boot
Minix and use the check hard disk option from the main screen it complains
about 'fsck can't handle partitons above 65535.' I opened my box up way back
when and instead of using the IDE interface they insatlled a Western Digital
WD1003-SR2 RLL controller. I requested the Minix compatibility sheet from
NDSUVM1 where it mentioned the controller but not the computer. I also find
myself in a dicey shape in that I can only use the 5 1/4" drive to attempt to
get the kernel rebuilt with the right (?) controller; I am looking for ideas
as to how to effect this change with minimum grief/abuse (but I get a feeling
I'm dreaming on this one.) Comments/suggestions/brickbats are requested; and
once this beast is functional I'll forward the data to the compatibility list
master.

Randy Holcomb (RandyH@cup.portal.com)